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Re: [hybi] Redesigning the Web Socket handshake



On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com> wrote:
>> Apache is telling you that they can't share port 80
>
> Did anyone really say that? Isn't mod_pywebsocket a proof that it is in fact possible: <http://code.google.com/p/pywebsocket/>?

I did.

If you want it in the core and done in a clean manner (which is my
intent), then I feel that you have to amend the draft so sharing of
the port is feasible until you know the protocol is absolutely WS.

Also, that implementation in mod_python doesn't meet the strictness
requirements set out in the draft.  So, if that is the exemplar, then
it certainly just reiterates the points that Greg and I and others
have been making.  Their "memorizing" line hack (which enables the
strictness requirements as *mandated* by the current drafts in the
name of security) only works on their standalone server - not httpd.
There is no way for httpd to provide that functionality - well,
without violating about a billion design rules; yes, I could code
something up, but I'm sure you could do nasty things to WebKit if you
wanted that would never pass muster and get you laughed out of the
room when you show that patch to the rest of the team...  -- justin

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